Footlight Feet

Evening Star, Issue 23693, 28 September 1940, Page 17

Footlight Feet

Air Force Queen Carnival Ball. Next Friday night the Town Hall will ho the scene of another hall, which is being organised by tho personnel of the H.N.Z.A.F., Taicri, to assist the Air Force Queen,. The decoration of the hall has been undertaken by the gardening circle of the Otago Women’s Club, and the music will be supplied by Jim Murray’s Swing Stars. Another feature of tho evening will be ballets produced by tho Constance Potts School of Dancing, and an exhibition dance by Mr J. Hall Green and partner. Spectators will he admitted to the gallery, for which seats may he hooked. Travel Club. Members’ attention is drawn to the fact that tho Travel Club will meet next Wednesday morning in the Somerset Lounge, Savoy. The speaker will be Mrs Beauchamp Barclay, who recently arrived in Dunedin after having been evacuated from Hongkong. Hostesses for the occasion are Mesdames J, A. Jenkins and Ivo Carr. Y.W.C.A. Nursing Club. A very pleasant evening was spent in the Y.W.C.A. on Monday to mark tho closing of the Y.W.C.A. Nnrsing Club’s activities for the year. There was a large attendance of members and friends, and opportunity was taken to make a presentation of a first aid kit to Miss Lovell Smith and Miss Stewart for use in the Y.W.C.A. Miss Lovell Smith suitably replied,_ thanking the -members for their gift, and wished them a happy vacation. Mrs Crawford, who has always taken a keen interest in tho nursing club, was presented with a bouquet of hyacinths aa a slight token of esteem. Mrs E. D. Cameron kindly supplied the music and added in a very largo way to the success of the evening. Games, competitions, and a community sing were held, and humorous sketches were rendered by the Misses B. and E. Beveridge. The evening was voted a great success and passed all too quickly.

Otago Croquet Association. The first meeting of delegates for the coming season of the Otago Croquet Association was held in the Caledonian board room on Thursday* September 26. Mrs John M'Donald presided'over an attendance of 24 delegates representing town and country clubs, and referred to the loss croquet had suffered by the death of the late Mrs Manhire, who was one of the earliest officers of tho association.

A report was received from the Lawn Committee of the association on the work being done in preparation for the new season. The notice of motion dealing with interclub play for the duration of the war, brought forward by the Leith Club, was defeated. It was decided to open the season at Logan Park on October 31 with a gala day in aid of the funds of the Navy Queen. Plans were discussed and final arrangements will be made at a meeting of delegates on October 24. Interclub matches will be commenced on November 5, and entries are to be forwarded to the secretary; J. Rhodes, by October 31. Entries for the champion of champion contest for the Bridgman Cup will close on March 19, 1941, and be played on March 20 and 21, 1941.

Combined Ex-Girls’ Service Group. The Crawford Lounge, gay with spring flowers, was the scene of a very enjoyable function on Tuesday evening last, when the Austral-Girton members were hostesses for the combined exgirls’ service group. The evening opened with the singing of the National An- ' them. Miss Frances Ross, president of thh Austral-Girton Association, welcomed the 102 members present, and extended special welcome to visitors. The president of the service group (Mrs C. R. Martin) welcomed the members, too, and mentioned the fact that the, service group Would be in charge of the “ dug-out ” to-day. J Minutes of the last general meeting were read by the secretary (Miss P. Duncan). A report of activities since the last meeting was read by the registrar (Miss A. Meek). The entertainment opened with all sorts of novel games, four players at each table. The games created a lot of amusement, the winner being Miss Alice Gregg. A most amusing playreading, ‘ Waiting for the Bus,’ was given by Austral-Girton, the players being Mesdames Cowie, Secular, Moss. Cameron, Horne, M'Crackon, and Misses Snowball, Gray, and Park (3). On view during the evening were the gifts brought by members for tho Makogai Leper Mission Station. This year a wonderful collection of gifts was brought, including soft toys made by members, which were admired by all. Supper brought a pleasant evening to a close. Mrs F. L. Buttle (St. Hilda’s) on behalf of all present proposed a vote of thanks to the hostesses.

Plunket Day. The Plunket Society has been very fortunate in having the Wetherstone daffodils promised for its Daffodil Day, October 4. There will bo five stalls in the city and one at South Dunedin, the latter 141 the charge of Mrs Taverner and her committee. Gifts of flowers, plants, produce, cakes, and indeed anything saleable will be much appreciated. The following are the city stallholders :

Manse street.—Mesdames R. Clapperton, D. Solomon, Norman Speight, Mark Hanan, and Jones. Bank of New Zealand.—Mesdames J. Begg, J. M. Gallaway, A. Barnett, Caiman, and Miss D. Stewart.

City Hotel.—Mesdames L. Cleghorn, D. Reid, Cunningham, and Misses Johnstone and Theomin.

H.B. Corner.—Lady Sidey, Mesdames Williams, Cairney, Allan, and Paris. Neil’s Corner,—Mesdames H. Mandeno, R. Dawson, A. Moody, M. Myers, and R. S. Black.

Otago Women’s Club —Literary Circle. The annual meeting of the Literary Cii'de of the Otago Women’s Club took place in the lounge of the club on Tuesday night. Mrs V. E. Galway was in the chair, and presided over a large attendance The secretary (Mrs E. Anderson) read the annual balance sheet and the annual report. Mrs Galway, in moving their adoption, congratulated Miss A. M‘Dougall and her committee on a most successful and interesting year, and commented favourably on the varied and delightful programme that had been submitted throughout the year. Mrs Fairbairn,' in seconding the motion, endorsed all Mrs Galway’s remarks, and said how much she herself had enjoyed all the monthly meetings. The election of office-bearers resulted as

follows:—Chairwoman, Mrs S. Park; vice-chairwoman, Mrs 0. C. Stephens; committee—Mesdames Hervey, Wakefield Holmes, and Anderson, Misses Ross, Farnie, and M'DougalL Miss M'Dougall thanked the meeting for all the nice things that had been said about her, and paid a tribute to her committee, every member of which had worked so splendidly and loyally. She especially thanked Mrs E. Anderson for her unfailing support and efficient work as secretary, and said that, surrounded as she had been by loyal and helpful workers, she had found her position as chairwoman an easy and pleasant one. The Literary Circle of the Otago Women’s Club seems to go from success to success, and each monthly meeting sees a bigger attendance than the last. The September meeting was in the capable hands of Mrs Wakefield Holmes, Who dealt with the life and works of Sir Walter Scott. In an extremely interesting manner she told of his life, with all its ups and downs, _ its successes and failures, its trials and triumphs, its literary ambitions and achievements. Her audience was deeply

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interested by it all, hut particularly by the account of Abbotsford, Scott’s beloved home. After speaking of his earlier works, nearly all of which lay in the field of poetry, Mrs Wakefield Holmes dealt with his more famous novels, which showed such an amazing insight into human nature. During the evening there were various illustrations'of Scott’s work. Those supplying these interludes were Mrs R. J. Laurenson, who ‘ Ave Maria ’ (words from ‘ The Lady of the Lake,’ music by Schubert), accompanied by Mrs Peter Dick; Miss Grace Farnie. who presented. a sketch of BailHe Nichol Jarvie, from ‘ Rob Roy ’; Mrs Peter Dick and Mrs A. de Beer, who played, as a duet, Mendelssohn’s overture to ‘ Fingal’s Cave,’ by Scott; Mrs Gilbert Black, who sang ‘ Jock o’ Hazeldene ’; Mesdames Laurenson,. Hartley, Black, and Holmes, who rendered a part-song, ‘ Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby.’ A scene from ‘ The Heart of Midlothian ’ was dramatised by Mrs Holmes, and acted by Mrs L. Lastgate (as Queen Caroline), Mrs R. J• Laurenson (as Lady Suffolk), Mrs V. Galway (as Jennie Deans), and Mrs O. C. Stephens (as the Duke, of Argyle). At the close of the evening Mrs Merrington proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs Wakefield Holmes and her helpers for a most delightful evening; and Mrs English, a visitor from Auckland, who is the senior vice-president of the Lyceum Club there, spoke, bringing greetings from her club, and saying how delighted she was that she had been privileged to be present at the Literary Circle’s meeting.